Abel Sanchez is one of two instructors teaching the Applied Blockchain course at MIT, one of many universities with courses on the distributed ledger tech. While about half the students can code, ...

Since the school’s inception, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has issued paper diplomas to over 200,000 students. This summer, a pilot program saw 111 graduates receive their credentials via ...

MIT joins a thriving community of global institutions issuing and verifying official records using the Blockcerts open standard. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has issued learner-owned ...

Twenty-one crypto groups urge US colleges to add DeFi and blockchain courses as Wall Street demand for talent rises.

In recent months, there has been a surge in the demand for blockchain professionals. Data from the professional networking site LinkedIn has shown that blockchain related job postings have tripled in ...

Twenty-one crypto organizations have signed an open letter urging US colleges to incorporate decentralized finance into their ...

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The blockchain technology market could top $2 billion in three years as companies, NGOs and governments understand the potential to create customer trust, cut down on counterfeit goods, reduce ...

Blockchain is at the steep end of higher education’s hype cycle. Institutional leaders and pundits alike are intrigued by blockchain’s potential but often know little about the technology beyond its ...

SEC chairman Gary Gensler comes from MIT, where he taught a cryptocurrency course. Now, his agency might be in charge of regulating the volatile and often murky crypto market. Gensler is a rarity in ...